Rudy, You are correct. The Florida legislature is blatantly ignoring both the Public Trust Doctrine and, in this case, the very Florida Anchoring Statute for which most of these people actually voted. But, bringing the concern forward here won't help. Please, please, put your thoughts on paper (email is OK) and submit them to the representatives and senators who can stop it from happening. Following is a contact list and some additional information for your consideration and use. I know this list can't preserve the links, but these are to people that can make this go away. They can all be reached on the Florida Senate Website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/ The ability to regulate anchoring in Florida is reserved for the state legislature. In 2016, a bill passed carving out a few waterways in South Florida as anchoring limitation areas. These "carve outs" are listed in section 327.4108 of the Florida Statutes. Since then, each year, municipalities (through their state legislative delegation) try to file and pass a bill to add themselves to this list. This year, the first to step up to the plate is the Jacksonville area. A bill has been filed to prohibit overnight anchoring in the Ortega River and the Cedar River in Duval County. The bill is attached and is scheduled for its first committee hearing on Monday, January 13th. We need members to email and call the members of the Senate Environmental & Natural Resources Committee in advance of that hearing to share their thoughts on this bill. The committee members are listed below. Their names are linked to their webpage, which lists their phone numbers and each has a button to email the Senator. Senator Bill Montford (D) - Chair Senator Ben Albritton (R) - Vice Chair Senator Lori Berman (D) Senator Debbie Mayfield (R) Senator Tom A. Wright (R) Please be respectful, professional, and succinct in sharing your thoughts. Following are a few bullet points that you may want to consider for your comments if you agree with them. -The problem in Florida is not anchored boats, it's abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs) -The are already laws and regulations on the books to deal with ADVs. The solution is enforcement, not additional laws -Responsible boaters are being prohibited from anchoring due to the actions of the few who abandon their boats on our waterways or allow them to become derelict -Prohibiting anchoring hurts the local economy and the waterfront businesses. Boaters will spend their money in areas where they feel welcomed. Jim Peg and Jim Healy, living aboard Sanctuary http://gilwellbear.wordpress.com Monk 36 Hull #132 MMSI #367042570 AGLCA #3767 MTOA #3436